Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 He drives awfully fast, for a dead guy CANBERRA (Reuters) - A dead man has been blamed for hundreds of speeding offences in Australia in what police believe is a major fraud designed to help motorists avoid traffic fines. Police in Sydney said 240 people were under investigation over the speeding scam, where hundreds of motorists blamed either the same dead man, or a person living in another state, for driving their cars at the time of the speeding offences."These offences amount to fraud and, if proven, those involved could face stiff penalties including imprisonment," New South Wales Police Superintendent Daryl Donnolly said in a statement Saturday.The police investigation found hundreds of people named the same man from Sydney's west, who died five years ago, as the person who was driving their vehicle when it was speeding.The police investigation follows nationwide publicity given to retired Federal Court judge Marcus Einfeld who avoided a A$77 ($59) speeding fine when he named a dead woman as driving his car at the time.Einfeld denied any wrongdoing, but his case remains under investigation for possible fraud or perjury charges.............more here http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061113/od_nm/...lia_speeding_dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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